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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Institute of Psychology at the University of Tartu (UT), Estonia, offers three state-funded PhD positions each year. The position is an open competition among eligible
applicants with different research topics. To get the position, applicants are highly recommended to contact a potential supervisor beforehand to prepare the application together. The application period for students who receive an MA degree outside Estonia
will be May 1–15, 2026.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Psychology of Language Research Group at UT, led by
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://www.etis.ee/CV/Siqi_Lyu/eng/" data-outlook-id="2a648234-fcfe-4023-8171-c3653083fd95" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Dr.
Siqi Lyu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, welcomes contacts from interested applicants. Our research group has a broad interest in language research from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The main lines of research in our group include (1) auditory perception, (2) language and social psychology, and (3) sentence and discourse processing. We also welcome research topics that combine language and clinical psychology. Details about our research
can be found here: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://sisu.ut.ee/lyu/research/" data-outlook-id="99e62fbc-0a61-4856-a190-60a07039582e" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://sisu.ut.ee/lyu/research/</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The successful candidate will enter a 4-year fixed-term employment contract with the University of Tartu as a junior research fellow starting on September 1, 2026. The
minimum gross salary is 2100 EUR/month.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please send your
<b>CV</b> and a <b>research proposal</b> to Dr. Siqi Lyu (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:siqi.lyu@ut.ee" data-outlook-id="949bdcef-363e-4090-bae2-bd8fc3324184" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">siqi.lyu@ut.ee</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)<b> </b>by
<b>April 25, 2026</b>, to receive full support for this application round. Since the doctoral dissertation at UT is paper-based (usually consisting of three published journal articles), the proposal should clearly outline three planned studies and relevant
research outputs. Applicants with a track record of publications will be preferred.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Useful links:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open calls for doctoral studies at the University of Tartu</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://ut.ee/en/content/phd-open-calls" data-outlook-id="e81458ff-9fa9-453c-b57e-a267fdc3917c" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://ut.ee/en/content/phd-open-calls</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Regulations for Doctoral Studies at the University of Tartu</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://sisu.ut.ee/ope/?lang=en" data-outlook-id="f3b197bc-73ef-4c6a-b945-7438ee83b40d" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://sisu.ut.ee/ope/?lang=en</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">English language requirement for doctoral applicants at the University of Tartu</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://ut.ee/en/sisu/phd-language-requirements" data-outlook-id="a74c8fc0-f495-4fbb-85d7-3c8a858fef3f" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://ut.ee/en/sisu/phd-language-requirements</a></u></span></p>
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